[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 204 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54630-54631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26937]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.129A through R]


Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Notice 
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997

    Purpose of Program: The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program 
provides financial assistance for--
    (1) Projects that provide basic or advanced training leading to an 
academic degree in areas of personnel shortages in rehabilitation as 
identified by the Secretary;
    (2) Projects that provide a specified series of courses or program 
of study leading to award of a certificate in areas of personnel 
shortages in rehabilitation as identified by the Secretary; and
    (3) Projects that provide support for medical residents enrolled in 
residency

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training programs in the specialty of physical medicine and 
rehabilitation.
    Eligible applicants: State agencies and other public or nonprofit 
agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and institutions of 
higher education, are eligible for assistance under the Rehabilitation 
Long-Term Training program.
    Deadline for transmittal of applications: December 20, 1996.
    Deadline for intergovernmental review: February 18, 1997.
    Applications available: October 23, 1996.
    Estimated range of awards: $60,000 to $150,000.
    Estimated average size of award: $95,000.
    Available funds: $5,250,000.
    Estimated number of awards: 53.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project period, maximum number of awards, maximum level of awards, 
and absolute priorities: The Secretary is conducting a single 
competition to select a total of 53 awards across the 15 priority 
areas. The project period and maximum level of awards to be made in 
each priority area are listed in the following chart. The maximum 
number of awards to be made are listed in parentheses following each 
priority area. Applicants shall submit a separate application for each 
area in which they are interested. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 
386.1, the Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications that 
meet one of the following priorities. The Secretary funds under this 
competition only applications that propose to provide training in one 
of the following areas of personnel shortage:

                                                                                                                
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                                                                                                Maximum level of
             CFDA No.                     Priority area                Project period                awards     
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84.129A1..........................  Rehabilitation nursing     Up to 60 months...............           $100,000
                                     (2).                                                                       
84.129A5..........................  Rehabilitation medicine    Up to 60 months...............            100,000
                                     (4).                                                                       
84.129A7..........................  Prosthetics and orthotics  Up to 60 months...............            150,000
                                     (2).                                                                       
84.129C1..........................  Rehabilitation             Up to 60 months...............            100,000
                                     administration (3).                                                        
84.129D1..........................  Physical therapy (3).....  Up to 36 months...............            100,000
84.129D3..........................  Occupational therapy (4).  Up to 36 months...............            100,000
84.129E1..........................  Rehabilitation technology  Up to 36 months...............            100,000
                                     (4).                                                                       
84.129F1..........................  Vocational evaluation and  Up to 36 months...............            100,000
                                     work adjustment (5).                                                       
84.129H1..........................  Rehabilitation of          Up to 36 months...............            100,000
                                     individuals who are                                                        
                                     mentally ill (5).                                                          
84.129J1..........................  Rehabilitation psychology  Up to 36 months...............            100,000
                                     (3).                                                                       
84.129L1..........................  Undergraduate education    Up to 60 months...............             70,000
                                     in rehabilitation                                                          
                                     services (6).                                                              
84.129M1..........................  Independent living (3)...  Up to 36 months...............            100,000
84.129N1..........................  Speech pathology and       Up to 36 months...............             70,000
                                     audiology (2).                                                             
84.129P1..........................  Specialized personnel for  Up to 36 months...............            100,000
                                     rehabilitation of                                                          
                                     individuals who are                                                        
                                     blind or have vision                                                       
                                     impairments (8).                                                           
84.129Q1..........................  Rehabilitation of          Up to 36 months...............            100,000
                                     individuals who are deaf                                                   
                                     or hard of hearing (9).                                                    
84.129R1..........................  Job development and job    Up to 36 months...............            100,000
                                     placement services to                                                      
                                     individuals with                                                           
                                     disabilities (4).                                                          
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    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 85, 86, and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR 
Parts 385 and 386.
    For Applications Contact: Joyce R. Jones, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3038, Switzer Building, 
Washington, DC 20202-2649; or call the following telephone number: 
(202) 205-8351.
    For Information Contact: Ellen Chesley, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3318, Switzer Building, 
Washington, DC 20202-2649. Telephone: (202) 205-9481.
    For information on a specific training category, please contact the 
following: For Rehabilitation medicine, Rehabilitation psychology, and 
Rehabilitation nursing, contact Beverly Brightly, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3322, Switzer Building, 
Washington, DC 20202-2649. Telephone: (202) 205-9561; For 
Rehabilitation administration, Vocational evaluation and work 
adjustment, Undergraduate education in rehabilitation services, 
Independent living, and Job development and job placement services to 
individuals with disabilities, contact Beverly Steburg, U.S. Department 
of Education, Region IV, P.O. Box 1691, Atlanta, Georgia 30301. 
Telephone: (404) 331-0530; For Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, 
Rehabilitation technology, Speech pathology and audiology, Specialized 
personnel for rehabilitation of individuals who are blind or have 
vision impairments, and Rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or 
hard of hearing, contact Sylvia Johnson, U.S. Department of Education, 
600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3320, Switzer Building, Washington, 
DC 20202-2649. Telephone: (202) 205-9481; and, For Rehabilitation of 
individuals who are mentally ill, contact Ellen Chesley, U.S. 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3322, 
Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2649. Telephone: (202) 205-9481.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
    Information about the Department's funding opportunities, including 
copies of application notices for discretionary grant competitions, can 
be viewed on the Department's electronic bulletin board (ED Board), 
telephone (202) 260-9950; on the Internet Gopher Server (at gopher://
gcs.ed.gov/); or on the World Wide Web (at http://gcs.ed.gov). However, 
the official application notice for a discretionary grant competition 
is the notice published in the Federal Register.
    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 774.

    Dated: October 16, 1966.
Howard R. Moses,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
[FR Doc. 96-26937 Filed 10-18-96; 8:45 am]
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